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Global HR and people platform built on Salesforce for mid sized multinational workforces

4.2Based on 167 reviews

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4.2

167 reviews

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    75
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    65
  • 3 ★
    16
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    9
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Cormac F.

Reward Manager

Non-Profit Organization Management1001-5000 employeesNetherlandsUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 21 March 2026

Self service the staff genuinely use

It swallowed an acquisition of 150 people without drama. Data migrated, policies mapped, staff onboarded to self service within the month.

Customer service
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Org charts and reporting lines are finally accurate because they maintain themselves from the records.

Cons

Admin screens look dated in places even though they work fine.

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Camille V.

HR Manager

Financial Services201-500 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 18 March 2026

Made our HR team look good

Payslips, documents, leave, objectives, all in one portal the staff actually log into. Adoption numbers surprised even the vendor.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Security and permissions are granular enough to satisfy a financial services compliance team.

Cons

Implementation is a genuine project, do not let anyone tell you it is a quick setup.

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Chen J.

Payroll and HR Manager

Management Consulting51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
2.0
Reviewed on 18 March 2026

Struggling to justify the ongoing cost

We are a lean team and the administration burden has been out of proportion to our size. The system is capable in the abstract, in practice we use a fraction and pay for the whole.

Ease of use
1.0
Customer service
2.0
Value for money
1.0
Pros

Data, once in, is consistent and auditable.

Cons

Implementation shortcuts became permanent problems.

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Douglas FenwickVerified reviewer

HRIS Manager, Arden Pharmaceutical Services

LinkedIn verified
Pharmaceuticals1001-5000 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 17 March 2026

From an admin seat: the Salesforce foundation is the whole point

I administer Sage People full time across 1400 employees in eight countries. People underestimate what the Salesforce platform underneath gives you: real permissions, a real audit trail, a real API. When our auditors asked who changed a salary field and when, I answered in ninety seconds.

Ease of use
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Everything is reportable, everything is auditable, everything is automatable with workflows. HR requests that used to be email threads are now tracked processes with SLAs. Integration to our LMS and DocuSign was configuration, not a development project.

Cons

Releases occasionally shuffle admin menus around and the release notes could flag breaking changes more loudly. If you do not have Salesforce skills in house, budget for training or a managed service partner, it is not optional in my view.

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Denise H.

Talent Acquisition Manager

Health, Wellness and Fitness1001-5000 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 6-12 months
5.0
Reviewed on 12 March 2026

The Salesforce foundation pays off daily

Survey, review cycle and objectives all launched on schedule this year without consultants. The system does what the manual says it does.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Pros

Self service adoption was immediate, staff book leave and grab payslips on their phones without training.

Cons

Engagement surveys are basic next to dedicated survey tools.

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Clive E.Verified reviewer

People Analytics Lead, Ironwood Partners

LinkedIn verified
Renewables & Environment201-500 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 12 March 2026

Best HRIS decision we have made

We run it with a two person HR team plus a trained administrator and it hums. The upfront training investment paid back inside the first year.

Ease of use
4.0
Customer service
4.0
Value for money
4.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

The API is properly documented, our integration to the LMS and expenses tool was straightforward.

Cons

Some configuration changes still need our partner, budget a small ongoing retainer.

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Sam B.

HR Director

Media Production1001-5000 employeesUnited StatesUsed: 2+ years
5.0
Reviewed on 9 March 2026

Audit ready at all times

Absence rules for each of our countries are configured once and just work. The days of manually checking whether someone in another office gets a public holiday are over.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
4.0
Pros

Self service adoption was immediate, staff book leave and grab payslips on their phones without training.

Cons

Engagement surveys are basic next to dedicated survey tools.

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Sophie Pemberton

Chief People Officer, Northbridge Technologies

Real Estate51-200 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 2+ years
4.0
Reviewed on 6 March 2026

Happy after a bumpy start

A good platform run by a decent team. Costs crept at renewal and we negotiated, which I mention so others remember to.

Customer service
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Functionality
5.0
Pros

Account management has been attentive without being pushy.

Cons

Support is fine on simple tickets and slow on gnarly ones.

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Omar H.Verified reviewer

HR Generalist, Millbrook Ltd

LinkedIn verified
Oil & Energy1001-5000 employeesUnited KingdomUsed: 1-2 years
5.0
Reviewed on 4 March 2026

One system of record at last

Absence rules for each of our countries are configured once and just work. The days of manually checking whether someone in another office gets a public holiday are over.

Ease of use
5.0
Value for money
5.0
Functionality
4.0
Pros

Compensation planning handled our salary review across three currencies without a spreadsheet.

Cons

Admin screens look dated in places even though they work fine.

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Daniel O’Brien

People Systems Administrator, Northbridge Holdings

Management Consulting501-1000 employeesNetherlandsUsed: Less than 6 months
3.0
Reviewed on 3 March 2026

Mixed feelings a year in

Staff like the portal, HR tolerates the admin side. Somewhere between those two sentences is why this is three stars.

Ease of use
3.0
Value for money
3.0
Functionality
4.0
Pros

Data quality and the audit trail are unarguable improvements.

Cons

None worth writing down yet.

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